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The CSA (Crappy Sucky Administration)

As if the title didn’t tell you all you needed to know, I’m not a big fan of the new CSA rules that the trucking industry is dealing with. In fact, I’d rather jump in the cage with one of … Continue reading

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Speed Limiters are Unproven and Unsafe – ‘Big Trucking’ Disagrees

An announcement to consider speed limiting heavy trucks to 68 mph has small business truckers wondering why this unproven science is moving forward while minimum training standards for drivers are still not on the books. The National Highway Traffic Safety … Continue reading

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Crackdown On Speeding Tractor Trailers Opinionator Wants Split Speed Limit

I read today at the chattanoogan.com news opinion section about how the Tennessee Highway Patrol was cracking-down on tractor-trailers all across Tennessee. The reason was that many accidents have occurred involving tractor-trailers. Their comments were that they were checking for … Continue reading

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Diesel vs Electric – Obama Wants You To Go Electric

The Big “Zero” was in Kansas City, MO yesterday spreading his lies about how the stimulus money has created all these millions of jobs – but unemployment was 454,000 last week. “We’ve gone through as bad an economic situation as … Continue reading

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New Laws become effective today in Ohio

It is finally here the day thousands of Truck Drivers have been waiting for, 65 MPH in Ohio. I just wonder how many tickets will be written today? I bet there will be a few handed out. There are a … Continue reading

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Truck drivers can go 65 mph on Ohio interstates starting Wednesday

But not in Cuyahoga County Truck drivers eagerly awaiting Wednesday’s increase in the interstate speed limit from 55 mph to 65 will have to put the brakes on their enthusiasm. Because that’s what they will be doing when they enter … Continue reading

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